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rogar
to beg
escalofriante
chilling
la encrucijada
crossroads (metaphorical)
en primera línea
front row (of an audience)
el primera línea de la playa
on the seafront
veranear
to habitually spend summer holidays in the same place
el veraneante
holidaymaker/tourist
sordo/a
deaf
enigmático/a
enigmatic
adormecido/a
sleepy
uniforme
uniform (adj)
urbanización
complex/resort/estate (depending on context)
solitario/a
lonely
prohibido/a
banned/prohibited/forbidden
el polvo
dust
el pantano
swamp/marsh/reservoir
la hora de
the time of
a mi entender
in my opinion
brillante
shiny/gleaming (depending on context)
de largo alcance
from far off
una aldea de chabolas
shanty town
deseado/a
welcome
robusto
stocky
compadecerse de
to take pity on/have sympathy for
no tener lo menor idea
to have no idea at all
el comisario de policía
police inspector
duramente
sternly, harshly, severely
bajar la cabeza
to look down
puesto de pie
standing
éste
the latter
cada uno es como es
to each their own
la tía política
aunt by marriage (in-law)
ir viento en popa
the wind in your sails
hablar por los codos
to talk a lot
toda clase de
all sorts of
hacer una reverencia
to bow/curtsy
algo así como
something like
zurdo
left handed (used in a derogatory way by some populist politicians to talk about left-wing politicians)
es algo que
a cleft structure, used for emphasis
por ahí
somewhere around here
vencerse
to expire
permiso
licence (in context of a gun)
molestia
trouble, bother
técnico
specialist (can be more specific depending on context)
early hours/very early morning/middle of the night/dawn (anytime between 1-3am)
madrugada
la mantel
tablecloth
el encaje
lace
el clavel
carnation
disimuladamente
discreetly
el maître
headwaiter
demacrado
gaunt
quebrado/a
rough
espaciar
to abate
afear
to make ugly
el comensal
diner (person)
con discreción
tactfully
la incomodidad
discomfort/displeasure
podía ser que
it might have been the case that
rechazar
to reject/disapprove
desear
to welcome
la ruptura
disruption
una espiga
an ear of wheat
el champán
champagne
consultar
confer
oculto/a
concealed
agotador/a
exhausting
amurallado/a
bordered
la valla
fence
dar tregua
to give [pronoun] a break
una y otra vez
time and time again
los telediarios
the news
el diario
newspaper
retransmitir
to broadcast
huir
to flee
apostar todo al rojo
to put everything on the line
la única carta
the only option
la tierra soñada
dreamland
desembarcar
to disembark
volver atrás
to turn back
la trata de personas
human trafficking/traffickers
los discursos egoístas
selfish rhetoric
“aliñarse un buen enemigo”
“keep your friends close and your enemies closer”
la desaceleración
slowing down/decelaration
tiempo es oro y dinero
time is of the essence
unir
to pair
frente a
in the face of
el punto de partida
the starting point
el refugio
refuge/shelter
repartido/a por
dotted around
los vientos helados
icy winds
permanente
permanent/constant
la casa marina
seaside house
desterrar
to eliminate
la Alcaldía
mayor’s office
deberse
to owe/to be indebted
un amigo del alma
soulmate
desaconsejar
to misadvise
el comercio minorista
retail
doble
twofold
por supuesto
of course